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Law Firm Real Estate Report
The start of autumn brings changing leaves and growing law firms as offices big and small increase their footprints through the country. BigLaw firms, midsize shops and boutiques across the country all found room to grow in September.
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Atty Can't Shield Bank Records In Judge Romance Probe
A former Jackson Walker LLP lawyer on Thursday lost her bid to torpedo a subpoena from the U.S. Trustee's Office seeking her bank records in connection with an inquiry into her secret relationship with a former Texas federal bankruptcy judge, court records show.
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Hinshaw Adds Insurance Atty Pair In Los Angeles
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has announced a pair of experienced insurance attorneys, one of them a former in-house counsel with the California Department of Insurance, have joined the firm's Los Angeles office.
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Stinson Adds Restructuring, Sports Atty From GrayRobinson
Stinson LLP has picked up an experienced of counsel from GrayRobinson PA, who joins its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice and sports and recreation practice in both Tampa and Wilmington, Delaware.
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Wiggin And Dana Lands Veteran Insurance Atty In Conn.
A veteran insurance attorney who previously worked in-house at insurance and reinsurance groups is beginning a new chapter in his career at Wiggin and Dana LLP.
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Firms Say Moving Has More Positive Impact Than Renovating
Roughly 90% of law firms that recently relocated or renovated say the updated digs have been for the better regarding culture and "office energy," and such positive change has been most widely felt among firms that moved, according to a recent report from real estate brokerage firm Savills.
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Bressler Founding Principal Rejoins Firm In NJ
One of Bressler Amery & Ross PC's founding principals has rejoined its Florham Park, New Jersey, office as part of its employment, commercial and corporate practice groups, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Why BigLaw Hasn't Embraced Milbank's Bonuses
As the days grow shorter and the scent of pumpkin spice lattes fills the air, the glimmer of hope that BigLaw firms would follow Milbank LLP in awarding associates special summer bonuses has floated away on the breeze like autumn leaves.
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Helene Forcing Shutdown Of Almost Every Courthouse In Fla.
The vast majority of courthouses in Florida will be closed on Thursday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in the largest shutdown since Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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Shipman & Goodwin Atty Needed As Witness, DQ Bid Claims
A Connecticut company wants a Shipman & Goodwin LLP partner disqualified from representing a rival in a bond dispute surrounding a garbage sorting facility permit, saying the attorney was personally involved in some of the conduct in question.
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Buffalo-Based Cyber Law Pro Joins Pierson Ferdinand
Fast-growing virtual law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced that an experienced cybersecurity attorney with a focus on the healthcare industry joined as a partner based in Buffalo, New York.
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RumbergerKirk Adds Bilzin Sumberg Construction Pro In Fla.
RumbergerKirk has brought on an experienced construction and commercial litigation attorney for its Miami office from Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP.
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How To Pay Off $215K Of Law School Debt In 4 Years
Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Dechert LLP’s new talent development manager, is also a self-taught expert on financial freedom. She is the author of a book that details how she was able to pay off $215,000 of law school and credit card debt six years early. Here, she gives away her key tips.
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Brownstein Hyatt Hires Ex-Wyoming State Land Director
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP has hired the former director of the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments, the agency responsible for managing some 4 million acres of land across the Equality State, to the firm's natural resources department.
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Judge Defends Atty Fees In Failed Law Firm Case
A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday pushed back against criticisms of big fees for professionals in the case of defunct debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group and said he would approve interim professional fees and expenses of $8.1 million.
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Former GrayRobinson Attys On Launch Of Litigation Boutique
With the opening of their new Florida litigation boutique DownsAaron, former GrayRobinson PA President Mayanne Downs and onetime firm shareholder Jeff Aaron are aiming to provide "concierge-level" legal services.
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Offit Kurman Adds Ex-Riley Safer Litigator In NJ
An attorney with more than two decades of experience representing clients in civil and commercial litigation has moved his practice to the office of Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law in Bergen County, New Jersey.
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Procopio Practice Leader Joins Snell & Wilmer In San Diego
Snell & Wilmer LLP has added the former leader of the healthcare, education and government practice at California firm Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Courthouses Begin Shutting Down As Fla. Braces For Storm
Courthouses on Florida's Gulf Coast are beginning to shut down as Tropical Storm Helene — expected to be a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall in the Sunshine State — barrels its way north toward the panhandle.
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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here are some tips they have to pass on to the students who have yet to land a coveted spot or are ready to embark on a career in law.
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What Law Firms Really Look For In Summer Associates
More and more, law firms are bypassing the traditional schedule for on-campus interviews in their search for summer associates. Firm leaders who oversee recruiting for these programs spoke with Law360 Pulse about where they stand on timing and what law students can do to secure a summer placement that works best for their career.
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These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates
BigLaw firms have again set the bar high with their summer associate programs this year, earning high praise from participants who cited the increased opportunities for courtroom experiences, pro bono work, and comprehensive mentorship and networking support.
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Law Firm Rates Rise In 2023, But Mixed Outlook Ahead
Corporate legal departments continue to face rising hourly rates from law firms, but rate changes have varied across industries, and the first four months of 2024 present a snapshot of these varying average rate increases, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
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Judge Recuses Self After Opening Jackson Walker Ethics Probe
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur has asked a Texas federal court to investigate potential sanctions against Jackson Walker LLP for its failure to disclose a relationship between a firm partner and a federal judge, also telling the court he would recuse himself from any proceedings involving the ethics breach.
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Wilkinson Barker Brings On FCC Deputy Bureau Chief In DC
A 12-year veteran of the Federal Communications Commission, who most recently was the deputy bureau chief of the agency's Wireline Competition Bureau, is returning to private practice as a partner with Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, the firm announced Monday.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Help Associates Turn Down Work?
Marina Portnova at Lowenstein Sandler discusses what partners can do to aid their associates in setting work-life boundaries, especially around after-hours assignment availability.
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How AI Legal Research Tools Are Shifting Law Firm Processes
Although artificial intelligence-powered legal research is ushering in a new era of legal practice that augments human expertise with data-driven insights, it is not without challenges involving privacy, ethics and more, so legal professionals should take steps to ensure AI becomes a reliable partner rather than a source of disruption, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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Data Source Proliferation Is A Growing E-Discovery Challenge
With the increased usage of collaboration apps and generative artificial intelligence solutions, it's not only important for e-discovery teams to be able to account for hundreds of existing data types today, but they should also be able to add support for new data types quickly — even on the fly if needed, says Oliver Silva at Casepoint.
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Bracing For A Generative AI Revolution In Law
With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.
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Why I Use ChatGPT To Tell Me Things I Already Know
The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?
Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.
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Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic Of 3 In Legal Writing
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Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.
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How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security
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In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.
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5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?
Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
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Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
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Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Opinion
We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
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Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
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Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers
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Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.